Garment stretcher and hanger.



PATENTED JUNE 2 1 E. CJDEDRIGK. GARMENT STRBTOHER AND HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 17. 1904,

N0 MODEL.

W/TA'ESSES y Emdlnd A rrolulirs No. 763,163. .v Patented June 21, 1904.

siren States Patent Fries,

EMALZNDA C. DEDBICK, OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NE\V YORK.

GARMENT $TRETCHER AND HANGER.

. SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,163, dated June 21, 1904.

Application filed February 17, 1904. Serial No. 194,018. (No model.)

"17mm i5 ll (WY/W: ring member of the adjacent part of the corre- Be it known that I, EMALINDA C. DEDRICK, spending side or end member. The hooks e a citizen of the United States, residing at serve to hold the separate parts of the stretcher Poughkeepsie. in the county of Dutchess and in any position in which they may be placed,

State of New York, have invented certain new and in practice the said parts vare adjusted to and usefulimprovementsin Garment Stretchany desired point and. inserted into the legs ers and Hangers, of whichthe following is a of the trousers with suflicient friction to specification, such will enable those skilled stretch the same and to retain the stretcher in the art to which it appertains to make and therein, and the said parts of the stretcher m use the same. may also be adjusted after they have been in- The object of this invention is to provide an sorted, into the legs of the trousers, if desired. improved device for stretching the legs of i also provide a main suspending dcvicef, trousers and also for suspending the same, a having a central loop f and a hook f confurther object being to provide a suspending nected therewith, and by means of the loop '5 device which may be used for suspending f the suspending device may be suspended other articles in connection with a pair ofsusfrom a hook or similar-support, and by means 5 penders, of the hook f the said device may be sus- The invention is fully disclosed in the folpended from a pole or similar support, and lowing specification, of \vhich'the accompanysaid suspending device f is provided at both 30 ing drawings form a part, in which the sepa ends with a hook f and in practice a wire rate parts of my improvement are designated yoke or similar device g is suspended from by suitable reference characters in each of the one of these hooks and provided with end views, and in which-. hook members which are adapted; to en- Figure 1 is a perspective viewxof my imgage the trouser' stretching device a at one 5 proved trouser-stretcher and showing also end between the eye or ring member c, as

my improved suspending device, and Fig. 2 clearly shown in Fig. 1, and with the other a perspective view of adeteil of the trouser end hook of the suspending device f an onstreqcher and. Suspender. dinary coat-hanger /t or similar article of apin the practice of my invention, as shown parcl may be connected. As thus constructed 5 in thedrawings'l providea device for stretchit will be seen that my improvement coming the legs of a pair of trousers, comprising prises a combination hanging or suspending 00 an oblong wire frame a, two of which are emdevice for various garments and a trouser-leg pioyed and composed of side members 5 and stretcher, and the same maybe used inclosets, end members 0. This device consists of four wardrobe, or wherever devices of this class 35 se mrate parts, one-half of each side and oneare required.

half of each end member being formed inte- Having fully described my invention, what 8 5 grally and bent at right angles. The end of I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters each part of each side member is formed into Patent, is a ring 6 and each part of each side member 1.- A stretcher for trouser-legs comprising t is passed through the ring of the other part, an oblong wire framecomposed of four parts,

and the end of each part of each end memberis a part of each side and a part of each end be- 9 formed into a ring 0 and eachpart of each ing formed integrally, the separate side parts end member is passed through the ring of the and the separate end parts being also proother part, and one of the rings 71 and one of vided each with a ring through which the 45 the rings 0'' is provided with a, hook a, which corresponding member of the corresponding is loosely connected therewith and provided part is passedand one of the rings of each at the free end thereof with anumberof transpart at each side and end of thedevice being versely-arrangcd loops e, forming suppleprovided with a hook which operates in conmental hook members adapted to engage the nection with the corresponding ring of the corresponding member to lock the parts at any desired adjustment, substantially as shown and described.

2. A stretcher for trouser-legs comprising an oblong wire frame composed of four parts, a part of each side and a part of each end being formed integrally, theseparate side parts and the separate end parts being also provided each with a ring through Which the spending member of the corresponding part 18 passed and one of the rings of each part at each side and end of the device being provided with a hook which operates in conneetion with the corresponding ring of the corresponding member to lock the parts at any desired adjustment,and a hanger provided with a yoke-shaped member which is suspended therefrom and provided at each I end with a hook adapted to engage the end mem ber of said stretcher between the rings there- EMALINDA C. ifiiD-Rlt'hti.

Witnesses:

HOMER E. Barons, IsAAc P. TICE. 

